A helicopter exploded mid-air after making contact with power lines above the Mississippi River on Thursday. These are the ...

This is a painful reminder of just how dangerous this work can be,” a local emergency management agency said in a statement ...

A helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near mile marker 200 in St. Charles County, Missouri, prompting an ...

A helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near St. Charles County after hitting power lines, killing both occupants. The crash sparked a fire and a hazmat response. Authorities closed ...

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...

Illinois man, Missouri man killed in helicopter-barge crash near Alton ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on a deadly helicopter crash last week in West ...

Federal officials on Friday released an initial report on their investigation into the deadly helicopter crash that happened ...

Two people are dead after a Hughes 369D helicopter crashed on a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois.

First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one and crashing.

St. Charles County authorities have released the identities of the victims killed in Thursday’s tragic helicopter crash.

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.